Grimsby meteorite
Grimsby is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was seen to fall in Canada in 2009. A total of 215 g was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
Where it fell
Key facts
- Name
- Grimsby
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 2009
- Mass recovered
- 215 g
- Country
- Canada
- Coordinates
- 43.2000° N, 79.6167° W
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about H chondrites.
Meteorites near Grimsby
- De Cewsville H6 · 38 km away
- Welland Iron, IIIAB · 38 km away
- Hagersville Iron, IAB complex · 50 km away
- Kitchener L6 · 65 km away
- Cambria Iron, ungrouped · 66 km away
- Shelburne L5 · 104 km away
Other H meteorites
- Al Huqf 002 Oman · 2000
- Lewis Cliff 86457 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 82016 Antarctica · 1982
- Grove Mountains 021947 Antarctica · 2003
- Tysnes Island Norway · 1884
- Dhofar 574 Oman · 2001